I'm getting a new computer and I'm not sure whether I should stick with XP or get Vista. Besides, most of the problems are supposed to be fixed with SP1, right? Also, how bad is that shit with DRM, or does that only apply to HD-DVD and Blu-ray? Also, driver problems?
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Anonymous2007-11-27 5:54
Vista is malware. There's no reason to get it over Windows XP (if you must have your Windows), and plenty of reasons not to.
stick with XP. vista is bad, evil, bloaty, and slow.
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Anonymous2007-11-27 13:49
Get Windows Server 2003.
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Anonymous2007-11-27 15:56
Vista is not even a year old, so do not touch it yet. Wait at least for SP1 and then wait again for over 9000 bugfixes for SP1, then it might actually be usable.
Well, it was like this with XP.
The computer I'm building has a quad-core. Isn't Vista the only one that can properly utilize a quad-core with most programs?
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Anonymous2007-11-27 19:41
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No. Linux and BSD both had multi-core capabilities years before the processors themselves entered the general market. They are much better at utilizing the multiple cores; that's why Linux and BSD are used in servers and supercomputers rather than Windows.
I would say get Vista but wait for SP1, why I say get Vista because your asking a dumb question. If you don't know anything about Linux, then don't install it.
Or you can Install both and just Dual boot or use VMware.
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Anonymous2007-11-30 23:13
If you want to install Vista, wait for the SP2.
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Anonymous2007-12-01 18:44
I have been using Vista for over half a year now. After removing all of the "extra bits", it became into a slightly more bloated version of XP. It runs fine with 512 MB of RAM on a Celeron computer.
However, more RAM would be strongly advisable. It has some nice bits that make using it nice, but not much I would call home about. Howeve, it does show some problems with ethernet cards and wireless, but nothing that can't be fixed.
I give it a D because of all the trouble it made me go through the first time I started using it.
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Anonymous2007-12-03 16:57
Get Vista if you enjoy being progressively more locked into Microsoft bullshit.
Heck, they've been holding back competition and innovation in the market for years, why stop now?
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Anonymous2007-12-06 23:11
Get Vista, I've been using it since it came out. You need to remove a bunch of features for idiots (Biggest one being UAC) Then it will be usable. And for some games and programs you need to tinker with them to make them work; Just becuase its a new OS and they fixed many coding errors that people would use in XP. And besides... XP looks like a child's OS. Either get Vista or go back to Windows '98 FTW.
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Anonymous2007-12-07 13:34
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You mean Linux has been holding back competition and innovation.
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yhbt etc. i know this because he made a completely unqualified assertion which was likely to be designed to cause your type of response.
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Anonymous2007-12-08 4:57
Linux is so shitty you can't even give it away to the majority of people. Its free, easily available and you can get it set up in no time off a boot cd, but nobody wants it despite the constant linux spam these days. Face it, its shitty.